11 Amendments of Daniel CASPARY related to 2014/2206(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is essential to promote the strengthening of links between education, business and research and innovation; whereas procedures for combating intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements are costly and time- consuming, particularly for SMEs and natural persons holding rights;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the IPR debate should be based on qualified reflection of past experiences, while keeping consistency between internal and external aspects, if required, distinguishing between physical and digital environments, taking into consideration concerns of all stakeholders, including SMEs and consumer organisations, with the necessary extensive transparency, and aiming at ensuring a fair balance between theall interests of rights’ holders and those of end users;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that it is not clear by what means and by what method the Underscores the fact that the public debate on a fair balance between rightholders' interesults included in the Communication could be achieved, in particular as regards what resources will be used and where they will be taken fromand end users' interests is by no means characterised by ideology alone, but, rather, is extremely complex and is driven on all sides by economic interests which are not clear- cut; calls accordingly, in the interests of an informed, transparent and democratic decision-taking process, for economic interests to be scrutinised and disclosed; is convinced that, given those considerations, there ought to be greater stakeholder engagement only if, at the same time, there is greater transparency as to the real motives and commitments to disclose relevant interests;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that commercial-scale IPR infringements and the growing involvement of organised crime in IPR infringementsthem hasve become a major issue; regrets that the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (Palermo Convention) still does not have a protocol on counterfeiting, and calls on the Commission and the Member States considerably to step up their efforts to bring that about;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Appreciates and supports the aim of better coherence between IPR protection and enforcement and other policies, and between the Commission and Member States in reaching the goal; considers that IPR protection and resolute measures to combat IPR infringements can play a crucial role in the fight against organised crime, money laundering and tax evasion; and are essential for a future-proof and innovation-friendly digital market;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that the TRIPS agreement should be implemented in the most flexible way;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to contribute to creating an environment in which the interests of Member States and third countries are convergent and where there is a reciprocal interest in raising the bar, and calls on it to fill the gaps in IPR protection arrangements permanently, while taking account of specific circumstances in individual developing countries;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Takes the view that the criteria to be applied for the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) programme should include the ratification and implementation of the WIPO Trademark Law Treaty, the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT), the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement, the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, and other IPR- related international agreements;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Supports the Commission’s pledge to give priority to promoting better IPR protection and enforcement thereof in the WTO and in any other international arenas and thus open up new markets for European exporters and improve existing market access;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Commission to work towards the inclusion in the WTO system of IPR-related international agreements that are not yet part of it, such as the WIPO Trademark Law Treaty, the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT), the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement and the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the Commission to make more regular recourse to dispute settlement mechanisms, including the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body, when the rights of the Union’s economic operators and of other rightholders are infringed;